First Day of Fall!

Happy First Day of Fall!!

I totally didn’t realize until I went to Starbucks and got the cutest fall cup – what?! Do they do they every year?! P.S. No, I did not get a PSL. I had a few when I was pregnant and can’t do them anymore. Still basic though, don’t worry guys!

I just wanted to share something from some of my personal development today – the misbelief that if you ‘just don’t quit’ you will succeed. Just not quitting doesn’t win the race, doesn’t push you into uncharted territory, and doesn’t lead you to success.

You have to do more than ‘just not quitting’ to drive success in all aspects of your life.  And I’m not just talking about monetary stuff, I’m talking about motherhood and relationships and all of that nitty gritty stuff. You have to be excited, push hard, and get dirty sometimes to get there.

Speaking of just not quitting, I may or may not know a 21-month-old who loved to pretend we are quitting nap time. But I am ‘just not quitting’ – hahah! Some day she will hate me for talking about this on the internet – she actually probably knows how to navigate my laptop better than me – so this may be deleted here shortly – it’s totally fine.  

Anyways! Happy hump day! XO

Hello August!

Helloo August! Is it seriously August already!? How what why! I do have to say though and don’t hate on me for this – now that my birthday is over, I am PSYCHED that it’s time to fall shop for Harlow! If there’s anything better than scarves and boots, it’s scarves and boots for a small human – am I right?!

So it’s a new month and that means – new goals! I have a good feeling about August! Planning to push harder with my training and with my work. And I plan to STAY POSITIVE – through all of my successes and fails! Setting big goals for myself - and my team this month – let’s do this thing!

What are your goals this month? I urge you to set one BIG goal – because hey, dream big, it could totally happen – and a few small goals. That way, you know where you’re headed and all of your small, attainable goals will help get you there! What are your goals for the month!? I’m excited to hear from you! XO

Tough Love Monday

I’m putting my game face on while writing this post and I hope this message is received well! I love what I do. I am so passionate about health and fitness and I love sharing that with others – motivating them to make healthy changes and helping them to reach their health and fitness goals. The thing is, I can’t actually work out for you, prep your food, or eat clean for you. Don’t get me wrong, I would, I totally would. But I can’t.

I talk to so many people who have an end goal in mind, but don’t have the time, motivation, or drive to get there. Like all things in life, it takes WORK. You can’t expect change without MAKING changes and putting in the time. A lot of people don’t want hear this, but it’s so true. Also, setting unrealistic expectations and goals sets us up for disappointment – but we can touch on that with another blog post!

This tough love goes for myself, too. Sometimes I get so discouraged, but I have to step back and realize that I am the only one keeping myself from reaching my goals. I’ll fall off the clean-eating wagon and expect my body to continue to make changes – and it won’t. I have the choice to get down on myself and continue to eat unhealthy and be lazy with my workouts – or I can get off my butt and work for it. It’s a lot easier to workout and eat vegetables than it is to wake up every morning, unhappy with what I look and feel like.

It may take a few months, a year, a few years – but you’ve got to start somewhere.  You aren’t going to get where you want to be by remaining where you are. I’m NOT saying this to be mean or pushy, I’m saying this because you are capable of SO many things! Stop doubting yourself, stop worrying about the amount of time it will take to get there or what people will think of you. Get out of your comfort zone, push yourself, go for it – You wont regret it, I promise.

“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it.”